JUDGMENT :

J.B. Pardiwala, J.

1. As the issues raised in all the captioned writ applications are the same, those were taken up for hearing analogously and are being disposed of by this common judgement and order.

2. In administrative law rule of natural justice are foundational and fundamental concepts. Law is now well settled that the principles of natural justice are part of legal and judicial proceedings.

[Rattan Lal Sharma vs. Managing Committee, Dr. Hari Ram Higher Secondary School AIR [1993] SC 2155 para 9]

3. We are tempted to preface our judgement with the aforenoted observations of the Supreme Court as in the case on hand the writ applicant has been very badly condemned and that too unheard.

4. The Special Civil Application No.7342 of 2021 is treated as the lead matter.

5. By this writ application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the writ applicants have prayed for the following reliefs :

“(a) This Hon’ble Court may be pleased to issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ, order or direction of petitioner No.1 as statutory Auditor effected for F.Y. 2020-21 and be pleas